How does the overall design of "Banksy and the Tradition of Destroying Art” support the author’s purpose? In five to seven sentences, state the purpose and provide evidence from the text that shows how informational text structures support this purpose.
The author’s purpose for writing "Banksy and the Tradition of Destroying Art” is to inform readers how Banksy’s actions are similar to actions of other artists in history. Also, the author wants to inform readers about how, despite efforts to destroy art to show that some art should not have more value than other art, artists have actually increased the value of their art. This is because the destructive actions make collectors and the elite just compete more to acquire the desired pieces of art. Describing examples in art history and explaining the cause-effect relationship between the artists and the market supports the author’s purpose.